M&A Senior Associate

Marktlink; Hengelo; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited holidays

Pension plan through Aegon

Company car

HP tablet/laptop and iPhone

Career growth focus

Yearly company ski-trip and Marktlink Gala

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Hengelo is seeking an experienced Mergers and Acquisitions dealmaker to join their team. You will take on a significant role in the transaction process, using your financial skills and commercial mindset to interact with clients and perform analyses. The ideal candidate has at least three years of M&A experience and is fluent in Dutch. This position offers a competitive salary, unlimited holidays, a pension plan, a company car, and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years and a maximum of five years’ work experience as M&A analyst, associate or consultant.
• Fluency in Dutch required and good command of English.
• Experience with SME companies is an advantage.
• Fluent in Dutch and English; strong communication skills.
• Entrepreneurial and client-facing mindset.

Responsibilities

• Performing company and market analyses.
• Preparing valuations and bid books.
• Meeting potential buyers and sellers.
• Approaching new buyers and sellers.
• Expanding and maintaining the Marktlink network.
• Preparing financing applications and solving financing issues.
• Providing broad support to the manager during the projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Commercial mindset

Social skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Master’s degree in Finance

Job description

Your goal

Who is ready for the next step as Mergers and Acquisitions dealmaker in the SME-market? You!
You already have a few years’ experience as an M&A professional and the ambition to become an independent dealmaker within the next three years. This entrepreneurial drive is part of Marktlink’s DNA. At Marktlink, you will not just be a link in the chain, but doing business independently from day one. You will be responsible for a significant part of the transaction process and involved from A to Z. You have sufficient financial skills, but also a commercial mindset and a genuine interest in entrepreneurs the clients of Marktlink.

Your responsibilities

At Marktlink, no day is the same. As an M&A Associate (Consultant) you can broadly expect the following:

• Performing company and market analyses;
• Preparing valuations and bid books;
• Meeting potential buyers and sellers;
• Approaching new buyers and sellers;
• Expanding and maintaining the (Marktlink) network;
• Preparing financing applications and solving financing issues;
• Providing broad support to the manager during the projects.

Your profile

You are sharp, accurate, result-oriented, think on your feet and like to get things done. Furthermore, we expect you to deliver the following experience and competencies:

• Master’s degree in Finance or a higher professional education degree combined with a finance‑oriented Masters;
• The dynamic world of mergers and acquisitions is familiar to you. You have a minimum of three years and a maximum of five years’ work experience as M&A analyst, associate or consultant;
• You are a social and entrepreneurial person who has practical and strategic insight as well as tactical and commercial insight;
• In addition to being analytically strong, a Marktlinker is punctual and target‑driven;
• Demonstrable affinity with SME‑companies is an advantage;
• An eye for personal relationships and excellent communication skills are a must;
• Fluency inDutch is required and a good command of English.

Why us?

• You will receive a competitive salary and an annual Marktlink bonus;
• Unlimited holidays (No catch, it really is unlimited);
• Pension plan through Aegon;
• Company car;
• HP tablet/laptop and iPhone;
• Lots of responsibility from day one, flexible working hours and amazing colleagues;
• Focus on career growth and inspiring learning programmes;
• Lunch at the office for a small contribution;
• Yearly company ski‑trip and Marktlink Gala;